Archive for the 'Vicente Fernandez' Tag Under 'Soundcheck' Category

As you might expect, with Christmas around the corner, there isn't as much as usual about to go on sale.

• Romeo Santos: The NYC-born King of Bachata and former lead singer of Aventura, whose first leg of his Formula Vol. 1 tour was a runaway success that included three sold-out nights at Madison Square Garden, has revealed the itinerary for his encore lap. It includes an O.C. stop: April 12 at Honda Center in Anaheim. Tickets, $35-$125 (or $43.90-$144.45 including service fees), are on sale now, as are those for an April 14 show at the Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, $55.50-$195.50.

• Yes: The veteran English prog-rock outfit, still with Jon Davison replacing original vocalist Jon Anderson, will tour throughout winter playing three of its albums in full at every stop: epic-filled classics The Yes Album (1971) and Close to the Edge (1972) and the more concisely conceived Going for the One (1977).

The group – including bassist Chris Squire, guitarist Steve Howe, drummer Alan White and keyboardist Geoff Downes – arrives March 6 at the Orpheum in L.A., $65-$125, on sale Jan. 11 at 10 a.m., with pre-sales running all day Jan. 10. Also catch them March 8 at Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, though at that gig Going for the One will be left off the set list.

Mexican folk hero Vicente Fernández has added another show this fall, though this one won't be at Gibson Amphitheatre as usual.

Instead, after playing two nights at that Universal CityWalk venue, Nov. 9-10, the 72-year-old rancheras king and mariachi icon will shift to the much larger Staples Center to perform again a week after Thanksgiving, Nov. 29.

Tickets, $40-$250, go on sale Friday, June 8, at 10 a.m.

Speaking of Gibson, however, Pitbull has added a second show there. The Puerto Rican star will now play Aug. 8 and 9 at the amphitheater, with the latter date also on sale Friday at 10 a.m., $25.50-$99.50.

June 27th, 2011, 12:30 am by KELLI SKYE FADROSKI, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

In 2009 longtime friends Dennis Lluy and Dave Leon signed a 15-year lease and made a commitment to restore the historical Yost Theater and create a viable nightlife and cultural event venue in downtown Santa Ana. Each of the guys has more than 20 years of experience with local music, marketing, promotions and various other niche trades that have kept them slowly, yet steadily, renovating the landmark over the past three years.

The public will finally get a better look at their multimillion-dollar labor of love when the 1,000-capacity venue officially opens Aug. 3 with its debut Dim Mak DJ night, followed by a performance with Colette and DJ Heather on Aug. 5 and its first official concert, featuring Unwritten Law, on Aug. 6. The month-long grand opening also features performances by local rockers Thrice on Aug. 13, psychobilly act Nekromantix on Aug. 14, Latin group Elefante on Aug. 31 and Mexican rap-rock band Molotov on Sept. 4.

The owners say they don't envision the Yost strictly as a concert venue, but a space to be used for comedy nights, alternative theater, fashion and nonprofit events, corporate conferences, as well as film and photography shoots, weddings and more.

“I think we've got an eclectic community of people down here,” says Lluy, 38. “We're basically going to have something for everybody here. For us to be successful, I think we have to be very diverse in what we do.”

Lluy lives less than a block from the Yost and is active in the Santa Ana community. He's been instrumental in organizing art walks and downtown festivals (like the Sound Downtown Music & Arts Festival in 2008), and he serves on the board for the Grand Central Art Center.

November 12th, 2010, 11:12 am by BEN WENER, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

• Basia -- After 15 years of relative inactivity, during which time she surfaced only to make occasional guest vocal appearances and partake briefly in the 2004 reunion of the kitschy-cool outfit Matt Bianco, this Polish-born, London-based jazz-pop chanteuse with a penchant for Brazilian grooves has finally returned with a new album, last year's It's That Girl Again. Now the woman who scored adult-contemporary hits with '90s tunes like “Cruising for Bruising” and her remake of Stevie Wonder's “Until You Come Back to Me” is winding up a lengthy tour behind it with a few remaining stateside dates, including a stop Saturday night at the Grove of Anaheim, 2200 E. Katella Ave. Tickets are $25 and $35, not including fees. Show time is 8:30 p.m. 714-712-2700 and grove-of-anaheim.com for the venue itself, or you can also call 800-745-3000 and find seats at ticketmaster.com.

• Vicente Fernandez -- The beloved Mexican icon, now 70, kicks off his annual string of ranchera shows at Gibson Amphitheatre tonight at 8:15, with Edith Marquez opening, as she does again Saturday and Sunday. Daisy Sanchez takes her place for the remaining dates, Nov. 19-21 and 24. Tickets start at $89.90 and rise to $326 for choice seats. Prices include fees. Also at the Universal CityWalk venue this week: rock band Lifehouse with American Idol champ Kris Allen plus Alyssa Bernal on Thursday, $24.75-$51.25, including fees. 800-745-3000. livenation.com

• Blonde Redhead -- The New York trio is getting mixed reviews for its eighth album, the September release Penny Sparkle, but judge for yourself when it arrives next week for three shows, starting Monday night at the Glass House, 200 W. Second St., in Pomona, followed by two nights, Tuesday and Wednesday, at the Music Box, 6126 Hollywood Blvd., in Hollywood. Olöf Arnalds opens at the Glass House, Turquoise Wisdom at the former Fonda Theatre. Tickets are $25 for Pomona, $32.65 for Hollywood. Also catch the group Sunday night at House of Blues San Diego, 1055 5th Ave., $33.55. 800-745-3000. theglasshouse.us, livenation.com

• Stars -- You could catch Torquil Campbell, Amy Millan and the rest of this acclaimed Canadian ensemble tonight at the Wiltern (3790 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles) or drive south to House of Blues San Diego (1055 5th Ave.) on Saturday -- but the smartest move might be to take in the group's latest tour, behind fifth album The Five Ghosts, Sunday night at the smaller and closer Glass House (200 W. Second St., Pomona). Tickets are $28.50-$40.50 for L.A., $28.90 for S.D., $18 for the Pomona. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart and Geographer will open. Also at the Glass House this week: Mae with Terrible Things, Beta Wolf and more, tonight, $15; Yellowcard with He Is We and the Colourist, Saturday, $20; and Hey Monday with Cartel, the Ready Set and more, Thursday, $15. livenation.com, hob.com, theglasshouse.us

More new music -- Lots of sharp new buzz bands worth checking out in clubs in O.C. and L.A. this week, starting with Pitchfork-approved Junip, a Swedish group featuring Jose Gonzalez, on Sunday at El Rey Theatre, 5515 Wilshire Blvd., in Los Angeles, $26.75; then New York quintet Freelance Whales, with Miniature Tigers and the New Limb opening, Tuesday at Costa Mesa's Detroit Bar, 843 W. 19th St., $12; and then the hottest newcomer of the bunch, L.A. soul outfit Fitz & the Tantrums, with AWOLNATION and the Belle Brigade, Wednesday at L.A.'s El Rey Theatre, 5515 Wilshire Blvd., $15. 800-745-3000. ticketmaster.com, goldenvoice.com, detroitbar.com

Bocelli, whose performance will be centered on his 2009 album My Christmas, will appear Dec. 10 at Staples, with tickets going on sale Monday, Sept. 20, at 10 a.m. Prices range from $75 to $375. The only other relatively nearby encore on the singer's limited run of dates will be Dec. 11 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Those tickets, $85.60-$423, also are on sale Monday at 10 a.m.

Brandon Flowers has announced his first proper solo tour behind his just-released album Flamingo, which kicks off stateside (after a European run) Nov. 10 at the Wiltern. Tickets are $42. Meanwhile, English outfit Florence & the Machine have added a third night at the L.A. venue -- Nov. 8, $29-$35.25 -- given how packed Nov. 6-7 already are. Both of those new shows are on sale Friday at 10 a.m.

Following up on their mighty resurrection earlier this year at Coachella, Mike Patton and reunited Faith No More are returning for one more Southern California appearance, Nov. 30 at the Hollywood Palladium. Tickets, $63.45, are on sale Friday at 10 a.m. Also at the venue and on sale at that time: Ellis Mania, Nov. 6, $48-$118.

There are several new comedy gigs this week as well, both in O.C. and L.A. Bob Saget, who is filthier than you might realize, is heading back to the Grove of Anaheim, bringing his Strange Days Tour to the venue on Nov. 19, $37.50-$47.50, on sale Friday at noon. Meanwhile, Parks and Recreation co-star Aziz Ansari's Dangerously Delicious Tour stops the next night, Nov. 20, at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown L.A., $34.85-$56.45, on sale Friday at 10 a.m. (He's also at House of Blues San Diego for two shows on Sept. 25, $27.50-$42.) And My Life on the D-List star Kathy Griffin has added a second performance, Dec. 17, to her stand at Gibson Amphitheatre, $37.60-$89.90, on sale Saturday at 1 p.m.

Jack White, Alison Mosshart and the rest of the Dead Weather -- whose second album, Sea of Cowards, arrives next week -- will play the refurbished landmark on July 21. Meanwhile, the Black Keys -- the duo of guitarist Dan Auerbach (pictured) and drummer Patrick Carney, whose soul-infused sixth album, Brothers (recorded at Alabama's famous Muscle Shoals Sound Studio), drops on May 18 -- will take over the Palladium on Sept. 27.

The Dead Weather gig goes on sale Friday at 10 a.m., $37.50. Tickets for the Black Keys show, $30, become available Friday at noon.

After packing 'em in last year at Staples Center, the Dominican-American bachata quartet Aventura will return June 23 to likely sell out Honda Center in Anaheim. Tickets, $46.50-$116.50, are on sale now.

Wasn't Debbie Harry & Co. supposed to retire or something by now? Why is it they're instead touring other parts of the country with Cheap Trick, as is Squeeze ... but not here?

Tickets, $12.50-$22.50 for either show, go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m., as do those for the latest tribute bands in the Hangar: Dog 'n' Butterfly (Heart), July 18 ... the Joshua Tree (U2), July 24 ... and Wild Child (the Doors), a second show on Aug. 5.

Gibson Amphitheatre and the Greek Theatre revealed the rosters for their Premier Marquee Club, the venues' annual joint subscriber series, and as usual it's loaded up with rare encounters along with plenty of old reliables.

Which offerings are the most tantalizing depends on what sort of concert-goer you are -- the entire list of shows can be viewed at the end of this post -- but many that stand out immediately are several headed to the Greek, including:

Spanish tenor Jose Carreras' first appearance at the amphitheater in 15 years, with full orchestra, June 26